Building for garbage-receptacles.



W. E. SARGEANT.

BUILDING FOR GARBAGE RECEPTACLES.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 30. 1915.

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BUILDING FOR GARBAGE-RECEPTAGLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May a, i916.

Application iiled April 30, 1915. Serial No. 25,054.

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Be it known that I, VVILBnn E. SARGEANT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Monrovia, in the county of Los Angeles and State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBuildings for Garbage-Receptacles, of which the following is aspecification.

rlhis invention relates to an improvement in receptacles or buildings inwhich garbage-receptacles, cans, and the like may be stored for thepurpose of keeping the garbeige-receptacles away from insects.

In localities where flies are a nuisance, and affect conditions aroundapartmenthouses and the like, as for instance on the Pacific Coast, ithas been found that where the garbage-receptacles were left on theoutside of the building where flies could come in contact with them, theinsects would make conditions very disagreeable for the occupants of thebuildings or apartments. To overcome this objection, a building isprovided which will be ventilated, and at the same time arranged so thatthe insects will have no means of ingress. lf, however, the insectsshould enter the receptacle when the garbage cans are being placed inthe receptacle. an. outlet is provided which the flies will seek, andafter passing thro-ugh the outlet they cannot return.

In the accompanying drawings Figure l is a vertical sectional viewthrough the building; Fig. 2 is a. horizontal sectional View; Fig. 3 isa vertical sectional view through terra-cotta thimble and fly-trapscreen; and Fig. 4@ is a detail sectional view showing the manner ofmounting the screen upon the door.

A, represents the wall of the building which is made entirely ofconcrete, and 1 represents the concrete flooring. The wall A has oneopening 2 formed therein, which forms the door-way in which is mounted adoor 3. This door is provided near its bottom with an elongated slot et,and covering this slot or opening 4f is a line mesh screen 5'=` for thepurpose of admitting air to the interior or chamber of the building.

The roof G is also made of concrete, and is mounted upon the wall A, andis provided with an orifice 7 in which is mounted the terra-cottathimble 8, the thimble being placed in position during the formation ofthe roof, so that it is securely held in place by the concrete. Anair-pipe Vmade of galvanized iron 9 is mounted upon the thimble, and atthe top of the pipe 9 a cowl or cap l0 is connected for preventingmoisture from passing down the pipe and into the chamber. The thimble 8is provided with a flytrap which consists of a galvanized iron band llwhich has a flange l2 thereon, the flange engaging the lower surface ofthe thimble while the band ll engages the inner wall of the thimble formaintaining the band in position in the thimble. A coneshaped screen 13is connected to the band, and is provided with an orifice 14 at itsperiphery. The opening 4 in the door and the pipe 9 provide meanswhereby air can circulate through the building and relieve it of anyodors which may be thrown off by the garbage placed therein. If anyinsects, such as flies, enter the receptacle or chamber when the door isopened for the purpose of placing the receptacles in the building, orupon the removal of the receptacles from the building for the purpose ofemptying them, the flies will naturally seek an outlet. The buildingbeing dark, and the light only entering the chamber at the top andbottom, the rays of light coming through the airpipe 9 will attract theinsects, and as they enter the cone-shaped screen they will find anoutlet through the orifice la, and after passing through this orifice,it will be impossible for them to return.

lf claim:

The combination with a building consisting of walls and roof, Said wallsprovided with an opening, of a door mounted within the opening andnormally maintained in a closed position for keeping the building in adarkened condition, said door provided with an opening therein, a screencovering said opening for admitting air to the building, a thimbleformed in the roof, an airpipe having a cow1 thereon mounted upon thethimble, a bend received in the thimble and held therein by friction,and a Screen connected to the hand having an opening therein throughwhich insects may pass from the chamber of the building into theair-pipe.

in the presence of two witnesses.

WILBER E. SARGEANT.

Witnesses:

LINCOLN L. BACKUS, MARIE C, BAoKUs.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of :Patentsv Washington, D. G.

In testimony whereof I aHiX my signature,

